Chapter 452: The Police Belle's Prince Charming

Ten minutes later, Lin Yuan drove to the entrance of the City Public Security Bureau.

Lin Yuan rushed straight into the City Public Security Bureau and asked about Mu Lingxue's whereabouts.

The result was that the bureau's colleagues all shook their heads, saying Mu Lingxue had already gotten off work.

Lin Yuan sensed something was wrong; he hurriedly asked the bureau's technical section staff to help locate Mu Lingxue's phone.

The technician immediately pulled up the positioning system.

The keyboard clacking sounded especially urgent in the quiet room; the red dot on the screen blinked a few times, then finally stopped at an address……

South Bank Road street.

That was the route Mu Lingxue must take to get home, yet it was also one of the most remote stretches in the suburbs.

"The location is right here, but the signal is weak, as if the phone had been dropped." The technical section colleague pointed at the screen.

"And the last movement record was fifteen minutes ago; after that, it hasn't moved at all."

Lin Yuan said no more, grabbed his car keys, and rushed out of the City Public Security Bureau.

……

Lin Yuan drove all the way, speeding along; after ten or so minutes, he arrived at South Bank Road.

All that could be seen at South Bank Road was a wrecked Land Rover Range Rover SUV lying sideways beside the road.

Lin Yuan hurriedly got out of his car, rushed over, and saw—sure enough—it was Mu Lingxue's vehicle!

The left side of the body was severely deformed, the front windshield was more than half shattered, and the headlights were still on.

Lin Yuan opened the car door and looked inside; Mu Lingxue's figure was already gone.

Lin Yuan searched around the Land Rover and quickly found Mu Lingxue's Apple phone dropped on the ground.

Lin Yuan hurried over and picked it up.

Fortunately, Mu Lingxue used an Apple phone, which is of very good quality; the phone still works.

Judging by the scene's traces, Mu Lingxue must have been kidnapped!

Lin Yuan scanned the surroundings and discovered tire tracks left by the kidnappers' vehicle at the scene.

The road surface of South Bank Road is old concrete, and the impressions left by the wheels are still clearly visible.

The tread is coarse and deep, much wider than that of an ordinary sedan—exactly the tire print of an off‑road vehicle.

This is the kidnappers' tire print.

Lin Yuan got straight into his Mercedes‑Benz and followed the kidnappers' tire tracks, pursuing them……

But after he had driven just over two hundred meters in pursuit, the concrete ahead turned into asphalt.

Moreover, a light rain had fallen earlier that evening, causing the wheel marks to fade gradually until they were almost invisible.

Had the tracking lost its lead?

Just then, a night breeze blew through the Mercedes‑Benz window, carrying a faint hint of a burnt smell.

Lin Yuan jerked his head up, his pupils constricting?! @

Lin Yuan immediately lowered all the windows of his Mercedes‑Benz.

He inhaled sharply through the tip of his nose, sniffing the air.

In the air there was a faint smell of rubber rubbing against the ground.

That was the smell of tires rubbing the road surface.

But at this moment, that rubber smell in the air was quite particular……

It was not the ordinary rubber smell, but carried a sharp, burning sensation?

It was a run‑flat tire!

Lin Yuan had previously helped a friend fix a car, and the smell of a worn run‑flat tire left a deep impression on him! @

He used the "listening" (wen zhen) of the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine—his keen sense of smell—to detect the trace left by the kidnappers' vehicle! @

Ordinary tire wear……produces only a faint rubber smell.

But the kidnappers' vehicle is equipped with run‑flat tires!

Run‑flat tire material is harder; at high speeds the friction between tire and ground intensifies.

This causes the run‑flat tire to emit this special burnt odor!

Moreover, the faster the speed, the more severe the tire wear……

Thus this rubber smell becomes stronger.

Lin Yuan's face turned cold as ice; he stomped hard on the accelerator!

The Mercedes‑Benz roared and sped forward^……

Lin Yuan drove his car toward the direction of the scent, giving chase!

Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have a sense of smell that differs from ordinary people.

At this moment, Lin Yuan was using his keen sense of smell to discern the clues left by the kidnappers.

Lin Yuan drove at breakneck speed, carefully distinguishing the odors in the air……

The smell on the left side was faint.

On the right side, however, a faint burnt odor could be detected, a bit clearer than before.

Lin Yuan immediately turned the steering wheel and veered onto the right‑hand fork!

……

Lin Yuan followed the lingering tire‑rubber scent in the air, tracking it all the way.

Soon he had tracked it to a private villa more than ten kilometers out in the suburbs.

Lin Yuan parked his car far from the villa.

Then he stealthily approached the villa.

At this time, it was already 8 p. m.

Around the villa, several dozen bodyguards in sharp suits patrolled and kept watch.

According to the analysis of the tire odor of the criminals' vehicle, the criminals had driven into this private villa!

Lin Yuan crouched low, using the cover of tree shadows, and slowly approached the villa.

He hid in the bushes, looking through the gaps……

Two bodyguards were walking side by side toward him.

When the two reached the edge of the bushes, Lin Yuan slightly raised his wrist, and four Silver Needles shot out!

The Silver Needles burst forth……

"Pfft! Pfft!"

, two Silver Needles precisely pierced the two men's Shenshu and Fengchi acupoints.

The next second, the two bodyguards' bodies suddenly stiffened!

Their arms holding the flashlights froze in midair, their whole bodies as if immobilized by a holding spell, unable to move.

The two were left only with severe fear.

But the two could no longer speak.

Lin Yuan seized the opportunity, flipped his body, and leapt directly inside the villa's wall!

The three-meter-high wall, Lin Yuan stepped on it with one foot and easily flipped over!

……

Meanwhile, at this time, in the bedroom on the third floor of the private villa.

Mu Lingxue, dressed in a police uniform, lay on the large bed.

Her body was bound with ropes.

Mu Lingxue's beautiful eyes trembled with fear.

Because beside her stood a man.

A man in a white suit—Baihejie!

"Baihejie... what are you doing?! I am the captain of the Criminal Investigation Division of the City Public Security Bureau! You are openly kidnapping a police officer—do you know what crime this is?!" Mu Lingxue's voice weak, she shouted angrily in panic!

The anesthetic's effect on her had not worn off, leaving her powerless to struggle; moreover, her hands and feet were still bound with ropes.

Baihejie snorted, leaning in close to her face.

Baihejie's finger lightly brushed her cheek, as if admiring this perfect work of art.

Baihejie smirked, "Crime? Of course I know. But precisely because you are a police officer, that's why I kidnapped you."

Baihejie straightened up and slowly took off his suit jacket.

"I've played with many women, but I've never played with a police beauty. You say, if I strip off your uniform later, wouldn't it be more exciting?"

Mu Lingxue trembled with rage, shouting, "You dare! My colleagues will find this place soon—you won't escape!"

"Hahaha? No one will find this place; my kidnapping operation is flawless, your worthless colleagues can't save you." Baihejie sneered.

He slowly pulled out a packet of white powder from his pocket.

Then Baihejie grabbed a handful of Mu Lingxue's hair, forcing her to lift her head.

Baihejie pinched her cheek with his thumb and forefinger, forcing her mouth open.

Mu Lingxue desperately shook her head, her teeth clenched on her lower lip, a sob squeezing out from her throat……

But her strength was no match for Baihejie.

Baihejie's other hand pinched the powder packet; a flick of his wrist sent the white powder, like fine sand, pouring into her mouth.

"Be good, my beautiful police flower, don't be afraid—take the medicine first." Baihejie said, pouring the powder while giving a vicious, evil grin.

Baihejie fiercely gripped her throat, forcing her to swallow the powder!

When Baihejie released his grip, she began to cough violently……

Mu Lingxue's chest heaved as she shouted angrily, "You... what did you force into me?!"

Baihejie stood up, brushed off the powder residue on his hand, and smiled even more wickedly.

He reached out to touch Mu Lingxue's cheek, teasingly saying, "Nothing much, just a strong aphrodisiac. They call it... Happiness Powder."

"Swish~!" Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxue's pretty face turned completely deathly pale with despair!

Baihejie leaned in close to her ear…… his voice dropped to an extremely low whisper.

"Soon you'll know its effect…… then you might even beg me to touch you, Officer Mu~hahaha~"

Baihejie's laughter, and his lewdness.

Mu Lingxue shouted in fury, "Why... why are you doing this?!"

Baihejie's evil grin deepened, his eyes twisted, "Why? I'd rather ask you!"

His tone was full of resentment and hostility:

"I've been kind-heartedly chasing you for so long, showering you with luxury goods! When have I not fawned over you? Yet you keep slapping my face, refusing me, right? And you dare to get so close to Lin Yuan—do you really think I have no temper?!"

Mu Lingxue's pretty face turned deathly pale as she snapped, "Baihejie, I never liked you…… I rejected you—is that also wrong?"

"Of course it's wrong! You upstart slut! Your mistake is that you shouldn't have refused me!" Baihejie spat fiercely, "Looking across all of Hangcheng, no one can refuse me—never has!"

Baihejie smirked, slowly taking off his white shirt, "Since I've pursued you nicely but can't win you, tonight I'll take you by force! Once the rice is cooked, let's see how arrogant you'll be then!"

Mu Lingxue's pretty face flared with rage, "You dare not think…"

She trembled as she tried to sit up, but her whole body had no strength at all.

Baihejie said with lascivious intent, "Stop struggling—once the drug takes effect, you'll know the taste…… then, even if you're as steadfast as iron, you'll have to obediently become my plaything, crying and begging me."

Baihejie heard Mu Lingxue's struggle and laughed even more wantonly.

He casually tossed his shirt to the ground, revealing a lean yet slightly fleshy upper body.

Next, he bent over and began to take off his suit pants.

While taking off his pants, he gazed greedily at Mu Lingxue on the bed.

"What's the rush? I'll make you comfortable right away." He licked the corner of his mouth and walked barefoot toward the bed.

At this moment, Mu Lingxue felt only a burning sensation in her throat…… spreading along her blood vessels to her whole body……

The drug's potency had already surged upward.

Her breathing grew increasingly rapid……

"Don't come closer……" she gritted her teeth, wanting to scold, but she simply had no strength to stop……

"Feeling uncomfortable?" Baihejie noticed her abnormality, smiling even more lasciviously.

Baihejie reached out to pull at her shirt buttons, saying, "If you'd done this earlier, it would've been fine. Be good and listen; in a moment I'll make you even more comfortable……"

"Get lost…… I'm a police officer……" Mu Lingxue's voice grew fainter, trembling with tears……

But her body grew hotter and hotter, even her gaze beginning to turn dazed.

Mu Lingxue could only watch helplessly as Baihejie's hand drew ever closer……

His fingertips were almost touching her collar.

At this moment, Mu Lingxue despaired.

Was her purity about to be ruined here??

Just as Baihejie's hand was about to touch Mu Lingxue's shirt collar……

"Whoosh……!" a sudden explosive sound of air!

Suddenly a Silver Needle shot fiercely through the window!

The Silver Needle was as fast as lightning; in an instant…… it precisely pierced Baihejie's right knee!

"Ugh……!" Baihejie let out a sudden miserable scream!

His right knee instantly went soft, with a "thud!"

Baihejie dropped to one knee, left hand pressing hard on the knee!

He grimaced in pain!

Baihejie lowered his head and glanced at his own knee%……

Baihejie's complexion suddenly changed?!

In his knee, a Silver Needle was unexpectedly embedded?!

Baihejie's pupils suddenly contracted, his face instantly turning grim!!

Sil…… Silver Needle?

Lin Yuan?!

It's Lin Yuan?!

Baihejie fearfully gazed toward the bedroom window??

Just then, suddenly a "Boom……!" a tremendous roar!!

The bedroom's tempered glass window was violently shattered, fragments flying!!

A black-clad figure, wrapped in the night wind, leapt through the window!

The sky full of glass shards swollen, that person's figure landed heavily, shaking up dust from the ground!!

That figure was none other than Lin Yuan!!

Baihejie's pupils suddenly contracted; he forcibly pushed himself up from the ground, stumbling back in terror!!

Mu Lingxue on the bed, her beautiful eyes dazed, she turned her head in panic; when she saw Lin Yuan's figure……

At this moment, Mu Lingxue cried.

She felt as if she had grasped a thread of hope for survival.